ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Yes, the deputy admits, he surfed the internet to look at pictures of naked women while on duty but it was all legitimate, former Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mark Kmatz said, because he was “researching a specific group of individuals with distinct tattoos and piercings.” Kmatz made that argument in a … Read more
A Charleston police officer has been indicted on three misdemeanor charges after he allegedly caused a deadly crash earlier this year. Officer Stephen Doss, of the Charleston Police Department, reportedly crashed into a woman’s car in the 400 block of Washington Street West, near the intersection of Maryland Avenue, on Jan. 4. The woman, Dora … Read more
Indianapolis police say a gunshot that injured an officer near the end of a police funeral at Bankers Life Fieldhouse appears to have been accidentally discharged from another officer’s holstered weapon. Sgt. Kendale Adams said Sunday a female Marion County sheriff’s deputy was hit in the leg and has been released from a hospital. Her … Read more
A pair of officers with Richmond Police Department could face disciplinary action after photos of them sleeping in a local cemetery surfaced on social media Saturday morning. The original post was captioned, “Check out what we found this morning,” and includes five photos. The images show two individuals, both appearing to be in uniform, sleeping … Read more
On August 02, 2017 Investigators with Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office executed a Search Warrant for child pornography in a residence located in the 14600 block of Logan Falls Lane, Humble, Texas. The investigation began after investigators received alarming information obtained during the pre-employment interview with defendant, Jeffrey Warren Clark. Defendant Jeffery … Read more
WISE — Former Big Stone Gap police officer Oliver Winston Mullins was convicted of various sexual offenses Friday in Wise County Circuit Court. As part of a plea agreement, Mullins, 32, of Pound, will serve 10 years in the penitentiary, followed by 20 years supervised probation and 10 years unsupervised probation. He will also have … Read more
DENVER – A man in a wheelchair said he was ticketed because he couldn’t get across the road during the signal’s allotted time and now he’s fighting the citation. Kyle Wolfe said he was passing through 19th and Lawrence streets in downtown Denver. Wolfe said he started to cross the street when the signal indicated … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — The city plans to make civilian complaints about police misconduct available to the public online, the mayor said Wednesday. Mayor Jim Kenney has signed an executive order to post narratives, locations and official findings of complaints against officers. He said the measure is intended to increase public awareness about how the city handles … Read more
As he was testifying in court about a citation he had issued a homeless man, San Diego Police Officer Colin Governski set the scene: When he approached Tony Diaz, Diaz was sleeping in the back of his truck in a public parking lot on Mission Bay. Diaz was challenging a citation he’d received for vehicle … Read more
Davino Watson told the immigration officers that he was a U.S. citizen. He told jail officials that he was a U.S. citizen. He told a judge. He repeated it again and again. There is no right to a court-appointed attorney in immigration court. Watson, who was 23 and didn’t have a high school diploma when … Read more
UTAH COUNTY, Utah – A former officer with the Saratoga Springs Police Department is under investigation for allegedly having sex with a minor. A man called police when he came home early from work and found a stranger jumping from the balcony of his home. According to police, the stranger ran to his car, sped … Read more
A Frederick County sheriff’s deputy took his own life Monday after being arrested and later terminated for distributing marijuana that he had seized during a traffic stop. Vincent Martin Jones, 29, died Monday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office was at Jones’ Frederick home serving a termination … Read more